Official
Vehbi Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik) in 1886/87 (AH 1304). On record 1903 to 1905, 2 annual entries.
Archive reference 116_182; 361
Life#
Vehbi Efendi was born in Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik) in 1886/87 (AH 1304). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Telgraf Memuru.
Schooling recorded: İdadi Mektebi, with 9 years of schooling recorded. The record marks a qualification: a diploma, certificate, training or decoration (nişan). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Edirne in 1903/04 (AH 1321). The official was then about 16 years old. The record gives no years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet). The first-salary field gives 250 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1903/04, the official was about 16 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1903/04, shows Muhabere Memuru in Tsarevo (Vasilikoz), with 250 kuruş a month.
The highest salary, 250 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1903/04 as Muhabere Memuru. 14 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 475 kuruş. Over 2 years with a salary the median is 250 kuruş a month, with no rises and no cuts. The last salary is the same as the first. The last salary is recorded in 1904/05, when 14 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1886/87 (AH 1304)
- Birthplace
- Babaeski (Baba-yı Atik)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Telgraf Memuru
Education
- Idadi
- İdadi Mektebi (9 years)idadi school (preparatory secondary school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Other High
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- Yes
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- Place
- Edirne
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 250
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04AH 1321 | First work | Edirne | 250first-salary field |
| 1903 to 1905AH 1321 to 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Tsarevo (Vasilikoz) | 250 |
Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04 | 250 | 475 | 350 | 14% |
| 1904/05 | 250 | 450 | 350 | 14% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Ahmet EfendiTsarevo (Vasilikoz), 1 shared year
Same school recorded
- Abdurrahim Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- Ahmet Cevat Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- Ali Rıza Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- Haim Levi Efendiİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
- İSMAİL HAKKI EFENDİİdadi Mektebi, first annual entry 1903/04 (AH 1321)
132 officials in all. Officials with İdadi Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Mehmed Ferid EfendiBabaeski (Baba-yı Atik), born 1851/52 (AH 1268)
Full record
Annual entries (2)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Muhabere Memuru | Tsarevo (Vasilikoz) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_182; 361 |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Muhabere Memuru | Tsarevo (Vasilikoz) | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 116_182; 361 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Recovered annual personnel extract
- The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
Sources and original values (14)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Vehbi Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1304 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | babai atik | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | tuna | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | telgraf memuru | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | idadi Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 9 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1321 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1903 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Edirne | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 250 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2024. An official found only in this file keeps the years, titles and salaries it gives.
- Recovered annual personnel extract
- The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
- Personnel attributes extract
- The detailed personnel file of September 2025, read for personal details such as birth, schooling and first work.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 2 annual entries of 2 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.